Your questions answered!

Read the answers to the most commonly asked Neopets questions this week in the Editorial section. Each week the most popular questions will be answered by one of the creators of Neopets, so keep checking back to stay updated.

Quote of the Week

You don't know how lucky you are. These seven words they had heard their parents say a hundred times before. They had been uttered so many times that the words had become stale and cliche. Yet, for some reason when Reyela spoke them, they took on an entirely new life. The only difference that could have possibly been was that Reyela knew what it was to be lonely.

Extreme Potato Counter

While walking around Meri Acres Farm, a Yellow Wocky with a stylish mohawk approaches you and asks for your help counting potatoes. You figure, how hard can that be? Little do you know that this particular Wocky likes to count potatoes in a rather extreme fashion. At this point you may start to worry just a little bit, but no need to fear! It just so happens you have stumbled across some Extreme Potato Counter professionals. Our goal here is to help make counting these potatoes as painless and easy as possible.

Petpets in Peril

Many Neopets in Neopia take on the responsibility of caring for their very own petpet, but did you know that these miniature beasts also appear in a number of games? This two-part article will list some of the games currently available that feature petpets, and give each a peril rating as follows:
*: No petpets are harmed in this game
**: Minimal fear or danger
***: Some danger involved
****: A little more scary with serious consequences
*****: Maximum danger, petpets may get eaten!

A Thrifty Guide to Paint Brush Mimicry

Most Neopians will agree that one of the most expensive features on this site is painting your pets. What if I told you having the beautiful Neopet of your dreams didn’t have to mean smashing your virtual piggy bank or spending all your time gaming? With this article, I’m going to show you how you can achieve lovely painted pets without sinking millions of your hard-earned Neopoints!

"Secret Life of a Weak Bottled Faerie" by sevengelina Weak Bottle Faeries - pet owners of Neopia think nothing of us, really. In our home, we can’t send you on quests or wait for you in a beautiful glade. Sure, we bless you with a special power that can help in battle, and be a really good night light when it gets dark. But for the most part, we simply sit, wait, and wish to be uncorked.
For the most part.
But it’s time that someone inform you about what it is we really do. Bottled Faeries are an anomaly of our own kind, because in our bottle, we don’t exist under the same rules that other citizens of Neopia do. It’s true – we can do whatever we want. And that makes us quite interesting for a trapped little thing, doesn’t it? In our respective bottles, we rule our own world, and most importantly, we observe yours too.

"More Important Things..." by olivia_lucienS It was an absolutely beautiful day on Mystery Island. Well... it was usually quite beautiful, except during storm season. Today was exceptionally fine, though. Three Neopets were in their home, relaxing. It was still early in the morning, so none of them would go out to the beach yet. A red Zafara was whistling as she bustled about the house, searching endlessly for any Neopoints that their owner might have dropped in the couch or in one of the armchairs. Another pet, a green Eyrie was following her around with a frown on his face.
“Come on, Kan. You promised we'd go to the beach today!” He cried out to his older sister. The Zafara frowned and looked to him.
“Kel. I told you. I'm looking for the last few Neopoints that I need.”

"Princesses, Palaces and Pranks" by pepper_imp Cadria was not your average Aisha. Born into one of Neopia"s most powerful families, Cadria was the heiress to a small fortune, and the hefty expectations accompanying such wealth. Yet, Cadria was not your average rich Aisha either. Cadria, much to the exasperation of her high-flying parents, was rather, well… difficult.
"Difficult?!" she had screeched, the first time her mother had used the term. "Difficult?! I"m not difficult!" She had proceeded to flounce, seething, to the other side of the family"s stately library – for the whole situation had arisen as a result of Cadria"s mother pleading with the young Aisha to please take more interest in books, sweetheart – where she had begun to hurl tome after tome from the shelves.

In Neopia, the poets fair Gathered here and gathered there

Great stories!

The Adventures of Trina: The Awakening: Part SixBefore she knew it, the faint cricketing of the night came to life. The cold air seeped into her skin, but she did not shiver. Lupes, Quiggles, Kyriis, and many others in armor marched the plains, equipped with wands, swords, and terrified faces.

Hannah's Untimely Dawn: Part TwoHannah almost didn’t realize she was being carried through the forests of Krawk Island, so dazed was she with her own thoughts and her grandfather’s condition. One of his arms was around her, and the other held the box containing the Mermaid’s Tear. He’s strong. He can protect me—and that bit of Grandma in the tear, too. she thought.

The Sorceress and the Prisoner: Part SevenMaster Vex paced up and down the cold dungeon. A drip of water persistently hit his head, but he was used to this as he walked this walk every morning and every night. He had been doing so for the past twenty years; nothing was new anymore.

Presidential Palace is an extremely luxurious resort located on the eastern shore of Mystery Island. It has fifteen floors that stretch up high into the sky, as well as five lower floors that sink below the island’s surface and underwater for some spectacular aquatic views.